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Dua Lipa was born on 22 August, 1995 in London, England, the first daughter of her parents, who are Albanian. Lipa has two younger brothers.
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Her musical career started at the age of 14, when she began to cover songs from other artists on YouTube.
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At the age of 15, she moved back to London with aspirations to become a singer. Lipa studied at Parliament Hill School, and returned to the Sylvia Young Theatre School on Saturdays.
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She worked as a model for the online catalogue ASOS Marketplace when she was 16, with the goal of meeting people who could help her with her music career.
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At the age of 20 she worked with Warner Music Group, and released her first single “New love”.
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In 2016, Lipa and her father created the Sunny Hill Foundation in Pristina, to donate to the citizens of Kosovo, her parents' home country.
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Lipa released her first debut album. The album reached number one on the UK Albums Chart, and the UK number-one single "New Rules", which also reached number six in the US.
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In April 2018, the single "One Kiss", with Calvin Harris, reached number one in the UK, and became the longest running number one for a female artist in 2018.
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In August 2018, Lipa hosted her own festival to raise money for the Sunny Hill Foundation, called "The Sunny Hill Festival", where she also performed.
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She won the 2019 Brit Award for Song of the Year, the Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording, and she also received the Grammy Award for Best New Artist.
